In fact, women want to marry pirates for the same reasons men become them: they want to escape the hopelessness, poverty, lawlessness, and civil war that pervade the streets of Somalia. Can you blame them?

That's very ignornant of you to say. Somalia, although it is in a critical state, is not a country of hopelessness. You know nothing, it may not seem some, but chances are many of the Somali citizens are much happier than you have ever, or ever will be, been. *Shakes head*. Bitterness will get you no where, be conscious of what you say.

5 years

what You guys know about somalia Pirate? NONE..just movie watching and you guys think is really... Hollywood making movie just for alot of money..why not somalia pirate making money for hjack for ships? I'M GOING TO KIDANAPP FOR ROBERT PATTISON AND TAKE HIM SOMALIA

5 years

In my knowledge I can say women and pirats are same they can marry each other becuase of they are same Rice , nothing at all , even American , europe are pirates and murders cuz they killing people every moment ,morning ,hours
look afghanistan and palastinian people were die meanless

this is not really news since it happens all over north america, even though much fewer people are in dire poverty here. gangsterism is an attractive lifestyle for some women, even those who are not poor. Lets just say there are foolish women everywhere, and but less evidence that those women in Somalia are foolish as some of them are truly desperate to survive.

i can't blame them. it's tough when you're living in that type of poverty because survival is the priority. just another reminder of how lucky i am to live in a country with more opportunity and choice.

This just goes to show that we must try to solve the problems within Somalia if there is to be any hope of stopping the problems spilling out of the region.
Patrolling frigates can only intercept so much given the large area to cover. If you want to end piracy, get to the pirates before they leave the docks.

"Can you blame them?"
No, I can't. But that still doesn't make it the right thing to do.
Maybe the desperateness of this situation will start calling attention to Somalia, so aid or something constructive can be done. Or maybe it will take pirates killing soldiers and crewmen to take control of a ship for governments to notice.

"In fact, women want to marry pirates for the same reasons men become them: they want to escape the hopelessness, poverty, lawlessness, and civil war that pervade the streets of Somalia. Can you blame them?"
I know I can't.